Originally the Brooker Post Office, this old business hub has now become an idle retreat – secluded and quiet.

The original post office is now the home’s lounge room. The new working centre of the house is the country-styled kitchen which is separated from the dining room by the new combustion stove built into the old stone chimney. The large pantry, which could hold stocks for the whole year, stands as one whole corner of the house.

Two double bedrooms stand off to the side and wide verandahs run the length of the eastern and northern walls. The rear of the home holds the smaller third bedroom or office as well as a completely renovated laundry, wc and bathroom.

A creek runs at the bottom of the property, trees provide shade in the dry months and the birds are always singing. Someone has taken the time to plant a couple of every native species he thought might grow there and there is a cleared paddock perfect for the horse. The school bus even goes past the front door!

For those seeking a piece of rural sanctuary without the working side of owning a large property, this 8.6Ha (21 acre) allotment could be just the thing!